Tag: documentary
An Open Secret: The Documentary That Hollywood Tried to Bury
I have been meaning to write about An Open Secret for a long time. But it’s such a hard subject and a very powerful documentary…
Adam McKay Wins the Damn DGA…
… for the TV drama Succession. Thankfully, he did not win the Feature Film prized from the Directors Guild of America. That went to the…
Oscars Preview: Best Documentary Feature Race
Welcome back! Last week we did an extensive breakdown of the Oscars’ Foreign Language Film shortlist. Trying to predict which films will ultimately get nominated…
Documentary Nominations from the Directors Guild of America
With the feature film nominees coming tomorrow (8th), the The Directors Guild of America have announced their shortlists in TV, Commercials, and Documentary. The DGA Awards…
Her Time to Shine: RBG Review
“I ask no favor for my sex, all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
WATCH – – – Awardscene: Bianca and Robin Scrutinize the Oscars Unsung Documentary Feature Category
Why is nobody talking about the Best Documentary Feature category at the Academy Awards? Robin and Bianca are furious. Well, skeptical perhaps. Certainly one of…
For Your Consideration: 'Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.' is a Best Documentary Feature Essential
I fly like paper, get high like planes, If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name. The incomparably talented, swagga-some…
The IDA Awards – International Documentary Association Announce 2018 Winners
The International Documentary Association (IDA) have been building up to one of the biggest nights of the year for the ever-growing genre of filmmaking. In…
Top of the Docs: Bee's Top 10 Documentaries of 2018
2018 has been a strong year for documentaries. With so many of documentaries sharing similar themes and topics. This is my personal pick of the…
LFF Exclusive Review: The Raft
Dubbed ”Big Brother” at sea, in 1973 an anthropologist placed 11 demographically diverse strangers on a raft for 100 days, and gave them to cross…
LFF Exclusive Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
Michael Moore is back, and he’s back full of rage, anger and determination to tell it as it is even if the rest of the…
Interview – Half The Picture director Amy Adrion talks to Filmotomy
Exclusive interview with director of Half the Picture, Amy Adrion. With the release of her insightful, essential documentary, Adrion was kind enough to speak to…
Femme Filmmakers Festival: Ceyda Torun’s Kedi and the Streets of Istanbul
Kedi starts with Barış Manço’s song. This Manço song, which expresses his site to his donkey friend, is actually a symbol of the deterioration of relations…
Femme Filmmakers Festival: Documentary Director Tyro Heath Shares her Creativity with Drawing On
Wonderful, poignant concept and story, the short documentary Drawing On, by Tyro Heath, transports us to a creative perspective of grief. A woman mourns the…
